Deborah DeHaas, Vice Chairman, Chief Inclusion Officer & National Managing Partner, Center for Corporate Governance, Deloitte LLP

There is no shortage of articles about the need for greater diversity among boards of directors at US organizations. And no doubt, some boards are moving in the right direction, although generally at a slow pace. The 2014 Boards Practices Report, published by the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals in collaboration with Deloitte LLP's Center for Corporate Governance, found that, on average, 18 percent of the 250 public companies surveyed had increased the number of women on their boards last year.